Hamilton High School - Hamiltonian Yearbook (South Hamilton, MA)

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The Hamiltonian 17 VARSITY ATHLETES Reading from left to right. Front row: Walter Fowler, Richard Grant, William Moore, John Back, Edward Beliveau, Harold Johnson, Robert Hamilton, John Mullins, Albert Lougee. Middle row: Neil Moynihan, Gordon Thompson, Craig O’Donnel, Louis Pappas, Coach Bryce Walton, Wallace Knowlton, Ralph Flam- gan, Walter McGrath, Henry Baker. Back row: Richard Pcale, Ben. Robertson, Ralph Hursty, Joseph McDonald, Howard Wetson, Arthur Hansbury, Ray Haskell, Bernard Greeley. Not in picture: Harry Wetson, Norman Nielsen, George Garrigan. DECATHLON CONTEST IS contest has been carried on for the past six months in the boys’ physical education classes un- der the supervision of Mr. Walton. The purpose of this contest was threefold : first, to test the various students’ muscles to determine their health needs ; second, to find the com- parative strength of the boys; and third, to supply a means of compe- tition. The boys were divided into three groups, depending on age only. The first group, called Juniors, was made up of boys fourteen years old or younger. The second group, the In- termediates, was boys over fourteen and under seventeen. The third group, the Seniors, was composed of boys over seventeen. All the groups were tested on the same scale of ranking. Each event in each group was won by the bov who achieved the greatest perform- ance. For example, the standing broad .I ' ump in the Intermediate group was won by Ray Haskell with a jump of 8 feet 1 inch. At the same time, each boy received a certain number of points out of a jiossible

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!6 The Hamiltonian many miles away from school, we may dig the paper out of our trunk of precious belongings and once more enjoy the happy moments reading all about our class mates. The typewriting room has been in great demand this year with the salesmanship pupils typing their projects in the form of a merchan- dise manual. As a whole, the man- uals showed much hard work and long hours of study. Our task was not over then, as we had to write and present a demonstration ])lay, selling our merchandise to some cus- tomer. We not only accomplished much work in our salesmanship clas-;, but I think we could even have made Pauly Smerage smile if he could have seen Arthur Hansbury selling Ellen Donlon a radio which was put out in about 1492 and which he insisted could get Europe! The second year typing class h ' w formed two teams which com]ie ' against each other on Tuesday, the day set aside for speed tests. Mis Ruth Lougee was chosen captain fo one team, and Miss Victoria DeLuca was chosen for the other team. Mis DeLuca’s team was called the Flying Keys, and Miss Lougee’s team the Flying Fingers. At present the Fly- ing Keys are ahead, having won three points out of five, with an average of 41 words per minute agaiu ' t t Fingeis’ record of 40 words per min- ute. Now that our closing days are her we are sorry that our class friend ship has ended, but our minds w“ ' often return to those good old daw silent in Hamilton fligh School. ORIGINAL LIMERICKS In English there’s one who excels Who is also right there with the belles His last name is Fowler And though he’s no flower A pansy becomes him quite well. - R. P. There is a young student called Axel And another whose last name is Maxwell They each have red hair But neither one cares For they both in good nature excel. — R. P. There is a young lady named Ham Who continually gets in a jam But with Mr. Malone She feels quite at home For both succeed well with a slam. - R. P. MID YEARS’’ There’s a time in the midst of each year When a pupil sheds many a tear O’er a puzzling old test Only passed by the best .And the time is the present. Oh dear! D. F. While pondering this stuff I get sick, And my brain, it refuses to kick In a hunt for the swing Of that crazy old thing That goes by the name of a Limerick. —A. E. There is a young girl in our school Who goes by just one little rule When asked, “Is it so?’’ She replies, “I don’t know.’’ For that is her handiest tool. B. M. There was a young carrot-topped maiden Who thought that with brains she was laden. A face she would make That would sure take the cake When teacher did quiz this young maiden. W. M. There was a bright fellow from Park Street On whom all the lassies were sweet. He thought he could croon. But, my, what a loon Was this fair little crooner from Park Street. — W. M.

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18 The Hamiltonian hundred in each event toward win- ning the Decathlon which has a pos- sible thousand points. The contest, as the title signifies, was composed of ten events : Standing broad jump Push ups or floor dips Basket-ball free throws Running broad jump Baseball far throws Running high jump pO yard dash Shot put (8 lbs.) Chin-the-bar Half lever The winner of each event in each group received a three inch letter “H” with the initials of the event he von in the upper left hand cor- ner, and an abbreviation of the groun in the lower right hand corner. This resulted in thirty winners, ten in each grou)). The winners of the entire De- cathlon in each grouj) received an eight inch “H” with the abbrevia- tion “Dec” in the middle bar, and the group designation. The Augustus P. Gardner Post of the American Legion has generously donated three five-inch loving cujis as trophies for the winners of the three Decathlon “H’s” who were John Back (Senior group) with 823 pts , Walter McGrath (Intermediate group) with 730 pts., and Ralph Harrigan (Junior group) with 666 Jits. The loving cups will be pre- sented to these three boys at the graduation exercises this June. FOOTBALL NEWS Tith a loss of several stars from the preceding football season, the football eleven found it difficult to keep up with the record made in the fall of 1934, garnering three victories while losing six and tying one. The outstanding game of the season was played with Ipswich re- sulting in a six to six tie. The fol- lowing played on the team and re- ceived letters : W. Fowler E. Belivcau W. Knowlton A. Lougcc R. Grant L. Pappas R. Hamilton J. Back H. Johnson J. Mullins W ' . McGrath G. Thompson Manager Moore B. Greely R. Hursty ‘■ ' Seniors The result of the games were as follows : Hamilton 0 Hamilton 6 Hamilton 25 Hamilton 0 Hamilton 7 Hamilton 2 1 Hamilton 7 Hamilton 6 Hamilton 19 Hamilton 0 Swampscott 18 Reading 1 5 Ghelmsford 0 W eston 7 Danvers 18 Hampton 0 St. John ' s 20 Ipswich 6 Rockport 0 Manchester BASKETBALL nPHE Hamilton High School court season started off with an ex- ceptional “bang” this year, winning its first five games with Marblehead and Peabody playing the part of underdogs in two of the games. The Green and White satin clad boys then suffered defeat for the first time at the hands of the Reading High quintet. They then went on to be beaten six times and to win five more honorable victories, finish-